Asia
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Grand Seiko SLGB023 Ushio 300: What the GPHG 2026 Sports Nomination Means for Buyers
The Grand Seiko Spring Drive U.F.A. Ushio 300 Diver is the most affordable nominee on the GPHG 2026 Sports shortlist at CHF 12,500 — and its ±20-second/year accuracy claim is the most technically verifiable in the category. The ceremony is November 7 in Geneva.
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Citizen Eco-Drive Photon (BJ6560-53W / BJ6569-59X): 50 Years of Light-Powered Timekeeping at WatchTime New York 2026
WatchTime New York 2026 · Launch Deep-Dive TL;DR: Citizen Eco-Drive Photon Citizen’s most significant anniversary watch in a decade. Two references — BJ6560-53W at USD 995 and BJ6569-59X at USD 1,195 — in 39.6mm Super Titanium. The structural-colour dial shifts hue with light and angle. Calibre E036 solar quartz with a 365-day power reserve on…
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Phillips Hong Kong Watch Auction XXIII — November 2026 Preview
Watch Auctions 2026 · Phillips Hong Kong XXIII TL;DR Phillips holds its Hong Kong Watch Auction XXIII across two sessions on 21 and 22 November 2026 at WKCDA Tower, West Kowloon — 329 lots in total. The sale’s two headline lots are both estimated at HK$12,000,000–24,000,000: a Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 First Series in yellow…
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Fortis Novonaut N-42 TR Halo (2026): WatchTime New York’s Best Pilot Chronograph Under $6,000
WatchTime New York 2026 · Launch deep-dive TL;DR In-house column-wheel chronograph, 70-hour power reserve, 200 m water resistance, three colourways, US$5,950. The Fortis Novonaut N-42 TR Halo, launched at WatchTime New York in October 2026, makes the most compelling case for a Swiss pilot chronograph under $6,000 in years. Reference F2040021 (black), F2040022 (blue) and F2040023…
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Oris Artelier Complication (2026): Moon Phase and Dual Time at WatchTime New York
The Oris Artelier Complication adds moon phase and a second time zone to a 39.5mm steel dress watch at $2,950. We look at the full specs and what it means for the Oris range.
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Glashütte Original Senator Chronograph Navigator (2026): Flyback Pilot’s Watch from Saxony
WatchTime New York 2026 · Launch Deep-Dive Quick verdict Watch: Glashütte Original Senator Chronograph Navigator References: 1-37-24-20-12-61 (alligator) · 1-37-24-20-12-64 (synthetic) · 1-37-24-20-12-71 (bracelet) Case: 41 mm × 12.9 mm stainless steel, 48.5 mm lug-to-lug Movement: Calibre 37-24, in-house flyback chronograph with Panorama Date, 70 h reserve Water resistance: 5 bar (50 m) Price: USD…
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IWC Pilot’s Watch Performance Chronograph 41 ‘Year of the Goat’ (IW388310): WatchTime New York 2026 Launch Deep-Dive
🇺🇸 WatchTime New York 2026 · ASIA Track · Launch Deep-Dive When IWC Schaffhausen lifted the embargo on 15 October 2026, one day before WatchTime New York 2026 opened at Gotham Hall, the watch community’s attention snapped to a single reference: the IW388310. The Pilot’s Watch Performance Chronograph 41 ‘Year of the Goat’ is the…
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Frederique Constant Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture Burgundy: The $12,995 Case for a Dress Complication
WatchTime New York 2026 · Deep-Dive Quick Verdict WatchTime New York 2026 ran at Gotham Hall from 16 to 18 October and delivered, as it reliably does, a catalogue of 14 new releases that stretched from a 44 mm titanium Urwerk down to a tabletop balance wheel with a 200 mm oscillation arc. The show…
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Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe 70th Anniversary: The Quiet Standout at WatchTime New York 2026
Asia Watch Events 2026–27 · WatchTime New York 2026 · Launch Deep-Dive At WatchTime New York 2026 the independents ran the room — Urwerk, Ressence, Voutilainen, and Jacob & Co. generated most of the chatter across three days at Gotham Hall. But the watch that kept collectors quietly circling the Blancpain case throughout Day 1…
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Oris ProPilot Calibre 111 (2026): Ten-Day Power Reserve Deep-Dive from WatchTime New York
WatchTime New York 2026 · Launch Deep-Dive Eleven years is a long time in watchmaking. When Oris first released the Big Crown ProPilot Calibre 111 in 2015, it made a strong statement: a manufacture movement with a hand-wound ten-day power reserve in a field-tool pilot case at an accessible price. Then the watch quietly disappeared.…